The special City Council meeting on December 18, 2024, will focus on a presentation and public hearing regarding the City of Sonoma’s transition to by-district elections. Public comment will be welcomed during the hearing. No other items will be discussed at this meeting. Please view the... Continue
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The Sonoma Valley Historical Society is looking for volunteers/interns to assist with a project at the Mountain Cemetery in Sonoma: taking photos and documenting every grave-marker, collecting names, dates, etc. Their intern, Eowyn Medeiros from Berea College in Kentucky, is managing the project and working... Continue
IOLERO, the County of Sonoma's Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach, has partnered with Sonoma State University on a Community Policing project to better understand the perspectives of Sonoma County residents and the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office regarding community-oriented policing practices. They have... Continue
Moody's Analytics, the company that provides economic analysis, credit risk data, and risk management solutions recently released a report on Sonoma County. Examining employment, job growth, affordability, and the economy, the report identifies the major challenges facing Sonoma County. Among its findings: Healthcare is still... Continue
Mapping the City's Urban Tree Canopy is also part of the Tree Inventory project The value of trees in our community used to be considered a matter of aesthetics, but today the role of trees in reducing "heat islands" and carbon capture is well recognized.... Continue
As the health of our riparian corridors continues to improve, not only have Chinook Salmon been spawning, but an otter family is living their best life along Sonoma Creek at Maxwell Farms Regional Park. River otters spend a significant portion of their day engaging in... Continue
At meetings spanning ten hours on Friday, the Trustees of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District unanimously voted to close Adele Harrison Middle School. The school is the one most recently constructed by the district, and abuts Sonoma High School. The school will be closed... Continue
Get ready, Sonoma, we're about to get smacked with another bout of heavy rain this weekend, and it might prompt some local flooding in creeks and streams. With the ground already soaked from the atmospheric river and the showers of the past few days, it... Continue
The Valley of the Moon Teachers Association has charged the Sonoma Valley School District with illegally acting in bad faith by denying the tentative agreement their team signed off on. The District’s incompetence and failure to honor their commitment erodes trust with educators and community.... Continue
Sonoma Water and the Russian River Watershed Association are pleased to announce the 2025 High School Video Contest. Students and schools can win prize money! Winning videos are used as public service announcements and educational outreach materials. The 2025 contest theme is "Water Careers Unleashed: Navigating the Blue Path."... Continue